Harry Potter - Years 1-3 Collection (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone/Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) (6-Disc DVD Set) (Full Screen Edition)

This is a good boxed set. IT contains the widescreen versions of the first three Harry Potter Movies and each has an extra disk of extra features for those who like that sort of thing. It is a good package and well worth the money for fans.A review of each of the films appears below but I feel called to add something. For technical excellence, I would give each of them 5 stars. As far as MY OWN enjoyment goes, I rank them 5, 4 and 3 stars for the first second and third films.HARRY POTTER AND THE SOCERER"S STONE - An Excellent AdaptationAdapting a book for a film necessarily requires some adaptations and changes. These are usually for the worse. This film is an exception. Compromises have been made but it has been splendidly done. Most of the story from the book has been carried over and the work has been done in a creditable fashion. This is particularly nice in that a fantasy film is particularly difficult in this regard.The story is of a young man who is unaware that he was born a wizard. After the death of his parents, he was raised by relatives who detest him and have tried to keep him from learning about his heritage or even knowing that there is any such thing as magic. The magic community has not forgotten him, however. The young man has a past and famous parents. He is also the only person ever to have survived a fight with "he who must not be named". He did this at the age of 2. Now, he has been accepted at an academy for wizards. His eyes are opened to numerous possibilities and soon he is involved in solving a mystery. Things are not all as they seem at the Hogwarts Academy. Foul things are happening and young Harry Potter is determined to figure them out. That in itself constitutes an education.This is an extremely entertaining film for kids of all ages. It is well done and will appeal on different levels to people of all ages.HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS - Good, But Not As GoodThis, the second Harry Potter, manages to reclaim the technical excellence of the first but is not quite up to the same standard. Part of this is because more of the book is left out than was the case with the first film. Partly, this is because of necessity. You can almost never do a complete book adaptation. Something always gets lost. The first was notable for how well it succeeded in this respect. The second does well also, it just doesn't do quite as well. I suppose the other reason is that I just loathe snakes.This story involves snakes. Especially, it involves a basilisk, the king of serpents, whose gaze can kill. This beast has as its mission to kill all those not of pure blood in the magical Hogwarts academy. This goes on as Lord Valdemort, the evil wizard, makes another bid to come back and achieve power. It is Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione who can put a stop to all the nonsense.The magical effects are wonderful. So too is much of the cheeky repartee. While this one can be suitable to people of all ages, some of it may be a bit intense for the youngest of viewers. It is also contraindicated if you despise snakes. I do, but managed to enjoy the film anyway.HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKEBAN - A Needless LetdownI was disappointed with this film but my reasons differ somewhat from those given by other reviewers. This one still has the technical excellence of the first two in terms of effects and production values. It also does a fair job of following the book although there are elements that have to be cut in any such adaptation. It is certainly a darker episode than the first two but so was the book. My complaint is different. The new director needlessly made changes that didn't have to be made.Some of the changes involve sets. The feel of the story is different. There is no real story telling reason for the change; it seems the changes were made for their own sake.Other changes that seem to be made for their own sake do involve the story line. Nothing was accomplished by the changes. They don't seem to have added to the story and, I must admit, they don't really detract all that much. They are just different without having to be. It is almost as if the book was not good enough. That is a far cry from a book being too difficult to film.The story involves Harry's 3rd year at the Hogwarts Academy for wizards. Once again, skullduggery is afoot and Harry and his friends are intent on straightening things out. This time, a fearsome wizard has escaped from prison and it is common knowledge that the wizard wants Harry dead. His being Harry's Godfather makes the tale more convoluted and the twists and turns really start occurring when many of the characters are not who they seem to be.It's a good movie adaptation of a book but it is not in the same league as the others.

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I am a fan. I love all the movies, all the books. I loved Richard Harris in Camelot, and he was brilliant as Dumbledore. I am glad he made it. My all time favorite movie is, of course, Sorcerers Stone, Harry being rescued from the abusive Dursleys, by Hagrid, and our introduction to Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, Quidditch (I love quidditch!), and the magical world. I can pretend that the ending (oh that chess game!) is the ending. I then need to explore further and visit The Burrow where the Weasleys live in movie 2, and get to the Monster Book of Monsters, and the Leaky Cauldron in movie 3.

I BOUGHT THE 3 CD COLLECTION OF THE HARRY POTTER SERIES.THE DESCRIPTION SAID ALL THREE WERE "WIDE SCREEN"WELL YEAR ONE AND TWO ARE, BUT YEAR THREE IS "FULL SCREEN"VERY MISLEADING. NOT WHAT I ORDERED.TOO MUCH OF A BOTHER TO PAY TO SEND IT BACK FOR ONE MOVIE TO BE REPLACED.AMAZON SHOULD SEND ME THE PROPER CD, OR HAVE THE SELLER CORRECT THIS MISTAKE THAT I ALREADY PAID FOR!MISCHA

It looks like the 3rd DVD to the set was lost and replaced. Other than that the DVDs look new so we'll see.

Soy un fanatico de esta saga de libros y peliculas, es algo sorprendete la imaginacion de la escritora R.J. Rowlin quien no llevo a ver este mundo lleno de magia, este paquete les recomiendo a quienes no compraron a tiempo las peliculas anteriores ya que su coste es muy conbeniente, y como siempre esta llena de magos y magia.I am a fanatic of this saga of books and movies, you is something you surprise yourself the writer's imagination R.J. Rowlin who I don't take to see this world full with magic, this package recommends those who didn't buy the previous movies on time since your cost you is very conbeniente, and as always this full with magicians and magic.

I was looking for a new Harry Potter and the Chamber of secret when I stumbled across this. What an amazing value!!!!! It's got all the special features of the three movies and the actual feature film. What more can you ask for? The only thing is that it's actually the UK version: "Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone" not Sorcerer's stone. But it doesn't make much of a difference. Still a good buy and I ended up getting another one for my mother.

brilliant and timeless hours of watching over and over for year

Super schnelle Lieferung und klasse Qualität!

Great deal! This seller sent me the wrong dvds by mistake and was kind enough to send me the 2 I was missing free of charge! I am very happy 😄

Eine wunderbare Box mit drei der Harry Potter Filme (Teile 1-3).Die Extras sind auf den jeweiligen 2. DVDs sind anders als ich erwartet habe, aber in keiner Weise schlecht.Sie sind eben was für den Zeitpunkt wo die DVDs entstanden sind.Somit führen sie den Zuschauer erstmal in die Welt von Harry Potter ein, was für jmd. der bereits alle Teile kennt nicht mehr ganz so spannend.Nett gemacht sind sie dennoch für einen Sammler wie mich nahezu unverzichtbar.

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Sehr gute Qualität zu einem sehr guten und günstigen Preis. Schnelle Lieferung.